diff --git a/examples/pipeline/obj.c b/examples/pipeline/obj.c
index b79f044ac7..967342c580 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/obj.c
+++ b/examples/pipeline/obj.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ pipeline_create(struct obj *obj, const char *name, int numa_node)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Resource create */
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_config(&p, numa_node);
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_config(&p, name, numa_node);
 	if (status)
 		goto error;
 
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
index 710e89a46a..1b776fc543 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
+#include <rte_tailq.h>
+#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
 
 #include <rte_swx_table_selector.h>
 
@@ -1157,12 +1159,103 @@ table_state_create(struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *ctl)
 	return status;
 }
 
+/* Global list of pipeline instances. */
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_list, rte_tailq_entry);
+
+static struct rte_tailq_elem rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_tailq = {
+	.name = "RTE_SWX_CTL_PIPELINE",
+};
+
+EAL_REGISTER_TAILQ(rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_tailq)
+
+struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *
+rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_find(const char *name)
+{
+	struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_list *ctl_list;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te = NULL;
+
+	if (!name || !name[0] || (strnlen(name, RTE_SWX_CTL_NAME_SIZE) >= RTE_SWX_CTL_NAME_SIZE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	ctl_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_tailq.head, rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_list);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_read_lock();
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, ctl_list, next) {
+		struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *ctl = (struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *)te->data;
+
+		if (!strncmp(name, ctl->info.name, sizeof(ctl->info.name))) {
+			rte_mcfg_tailq_read_unlock();
+			return ctl;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_read_unlock();
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+ctl_register(struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *ctl)
+{
+	struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_list *ctl_list;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te = NULL;
+
+	ctl_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_tailq.head, rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_list);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_lock();
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, ctl_list, next) {
+		struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *ctl_crt = (struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *)te->data;
+
+		if (!strncmp(ctl->info.name, ctl_crt->info.name, sizeof(ctl->info.name))) {
+			rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+			return -EEXIST;
+		}
+	}
+
+	te = calloc(1, sizeof(struct rte_tailq_entry));
+	if (!te) {
+		rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	te->data = (void *)ctl;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(ctl_list, te, next);
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+ctl_unregister(struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *ctl)
+{
+	struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_list *ctl_list;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te = NULL;
+
+	ctl_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_tailq.head, rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_list);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_lock();
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, ctl_list, next) {
+		if (te->data == (void *)ctl) {
+			TAILQ_REMOVE(ctl_list, te, next);
+			rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+			free(te);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+}
+
 void
 rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *ctl)
 {
 	if (!ctl)
 		return;
 
+	if (ctl->info.name[0])
+		ctl_unregister(ctl);
+
 	action_free(ctl);
 
 	table_state_free(ctl);
@@ -1441,6 +1534,12 @@ rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_create(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 	if (status)
 		goto error;
 
+	if (ctl->info.name[0]) {
+		status = ctl_register(ctl);
+		if (status)
+			goto error;
+	}
+
 	return ctl;
 
 error:
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h
index d771389d26..63ee479e47 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ struct rte_swx_pipeline;
 
 /** Pipeline info. */
 struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_info {
+	/** Pipeline name. */
+	char name[RTE_SWX_CTL_NAME_SIZE];
+
 	/** Number of input ports. */
 	uint32_t n_ports_in;
 
@@ -812,6 +815,18 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_state_set(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 /** Pipeline control opaque data structure. */
 struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline;
 
+/**
+ * Pipeline control find
+ *
+ * @param[in] name
+ *   Pipeline name.
+ * @return
+ *   Valid pipeline control handle if found or NULL otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *
+rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_find(const char *name);
+
 /**
  * Pipeline control create
  *
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
index 3e1c6e9edb..c8ccded4f8 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 
+#include <rte_tailq.h>
+#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
 #include <rte_jhash.h>
 #include <rte_hash_crc.h>
 
@@ -9578,6 +9580,95 @@ metarray_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 /*
  * Pipeline.
  */
+
+/* Global list of pipeline instances. */
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_swx_pipeline_list, rte_tailq_entry);
+
+static struct rte_tailq_elem rte_swx_pipeline_tailq = {
+	.name = "RTE_SWX_PIPELINE",
+};
+
+EAL_REGISTER_TAILQ(rte_swx_pipeline_tailq)
+
+struct rte_swx_pipeline *
+rte_swx_pipeline_find(const char *name)
+{
+	struct rte_swx_pipeline_list *pipeline_list;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te = NULL;
+
+	if (!name || !name[0] || (strnlen(name, RTE_SWX_NAME_SIZE) >= RTE_SWX_NAME_SIZE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	pipeline_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_swx_pipeline_tailq.head, rte_swx_pipeline_list);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_read_lock();
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, pipeline_list, next) {
+		struct rte_swx_pipeline *p = (struct rte_swx_pipeline *)te->data;
+
+		if (!strncmp(name, p->name, sizeof(p->name))) {
+			rte_mcfg_tailq_read_unlock();
+			return p;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_read_unlock();
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+pipeline_register(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+	struct rte_swx_pipeline_list *pipeline_list;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te = NULL;
+
+	pipeline_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_swx_pipeline_tailq.head, rte_swx_pipeline_list);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_lock();
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, pipeline_list, next) {
+		struct rte_swx_pipeline *pipeline = (struct rte_swx_pipeline *)te->data;
+
+		if (!strncmp(p->name, pipeline->name, sizeof(p->name))) {
+			rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+			return -EEXIST;
+		}
+	}
+
+	te = calloc(1, sizeof(struct rte_tailq_entry));
+	if (!te) {
+		rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	te->data = (void *)p;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(pipeline_list, te, next);
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+pipeline_unregister(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+	struct rte_swx_pipeline_list *pipeline_list;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te = NULL;
+
+	pipeline_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_swx_pipeline_tailq.head, rte_swx_pipeline_list);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_lock();
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, pipeline_list, next) {
+		if (te->data == (void *)p) {
+			TAILQ_REMOVE(pipeline_list, te, next);
+			rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+			free(te);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+}
+
 void
 rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 {
@@ -9586,6 +9677,9 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 	if (!p)
 		return;
 
+	if (p->name[0])
+		pipeline_unregister(p);
+
 	lib = p->lib;
 
 	free(p->instruction_data);
@@ -9720,13 +9814,14 @@ hash_funcs_register(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 }
 
 int
-rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, int numa_node)
+rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, const char *name, int numa_node)
 {
 	struct rte_swx_pipeline *pipeline = NULL;
 	int status = 0;
 
 	/* Check input parameters. */
 	CHECK(p, EINVAL);
+	CHECK(!name || (strnlen(name, RTE_SWX_NAME_SIZE) < RTE_SWX_NAME_SIZE), EINVAL);
 
 	/* Memory allocation. */
 	pipeline = calloc(1, sizeof(struct rte_swx_pipeline));
@@ -9736,6 +9831,9 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, int numa_node)
 	}
 
 	/* Initialization. */
+	if (name)
+		strcpy(pipeline->name, name);
+
 	TAILQ_INIT(&pipeline->struct_types);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&pipeline->port_in_types);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&pipeline->ports_in);
@@ -9776,6 +9874,12 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, int numa_node)
 	if (status)
 		goto error;
 
+	if (pipeline->name[0]) {
+		status = pipeline_register(pipeline);
+		if (status)
+			goto error;
+	}
+
 	*p = pipeline;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -9966,6 +10070,7 @@ rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_info_get(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(table, &p->tables, node)
 		n_tables++;
 
+	strcpy(pipeline->name, p->name);
 	pipeline->n_ports_in = p->n_ports_in;
 	pipeline->n_ports_out = p->n_ports_out;
 	pipeline->n_mirroring_slots = p->n_mirroring_slots;
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
index c41ca5cb15..ef50a0fa70 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
@@ -44,22 +44,38 @@ extern "C" {
 /** Pipeline opaque data structure. */
 struct rte_swx_pipeline;
 
+/**
+ * Pipeline find
+ *
+ * @param[in] name
+ *   Pipeline name.
+ * @return
+ *   Valid pipeline handle if found or NULL otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+struct rte_swx_pipeline *
+rte_swx_pipeline_find(const char *name);
+
 /**
  * Pipeline configure
  *
  * @param[out] p
  *   Pipeline handle. Must point to valid memory. Contains valid pipeline handle
  *   when the function returns successfully.
+ * @param[in] name
+ *   Pipeline unique name.
  * @param[in] numa_node
  *   Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) node.
  * @return
  *   0 on success or the following error codes otherwise:
  *   -EINVAL: Invalid argument;
- *   -ENOMEM: Not enough space/cannot allocate memory.
+ *   -ENOMEM: Not enough space/cannot allocate memory;
+ *   -EEXIST: Pipeline with this name already exists.
  */
 __rte_experimental
 int
 rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p,
+			const char *name,
 			int numa_node);
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
index a35635efb7..588cad62b5 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
@@ -1459,6 +1459,8 @@ instr_operand_nbo(struct thread *t, const struct instr_operand *x)
 #endif
 
 struct rte_swx_pipeline {
+	char name[RTE_SWX_NAME_SIZE];
+
 	struct struct_type_tailq struct_types;
 	struct port_in_type_tailq port_in_types;
 	struct port_in_tailq ports_in;
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/version.map b/lib/pipeline/version.map
index 8312307a7a..50029aadcf 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/version.map
+++ b/lib/pipeline/version.map
@@ -145,4 +145,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_learner_timeout_get;
 	rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_learner_timeout_set;
 	rte_swx_pipeline_hash_func_register;
+
+	#added in 22.11
+	rte_swx_ctl_pipeline_find;
+	rte_swx_pipeline_find;
 };
